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Paladin ability · RetributionNew in Forever

Holy Strike

In Spanish: Golpe Sagrado

Class
Paladin
Tree
Retribution
Learned at level
6
Ranks
8
Cost
20 mana
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
10 sec
Range
Melee range

What it does

Rank 8 · level 60

An instant strike that causes 50% weapon damage plus an additional 81 to 105 as Holy damage.

Numbers are the client base values, without attack power or spell power.

Ranks

Level each rank is learned at, cost, cast time, cooldown, range and duration.

RankLevelCost
165 mana
2129 mana
32012 mana
42814 mana
53616 mana
64417 mana
75219 mana
86020 mana
Same in every rank
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
10 sec
Range
Melee range

Tooltip of every rank

8
  1. Rank 1 · level 6

    An instant strike that causes 25% weapon damage plus an additional 11 to 14 as Holy damage.

  2. Rank 2 · level 12

    An instant strike that causes 29% weapon damage plus an additional 15 to 19 as Holy damage.

  3. Rank 3 · level 20

    An instant strike that causes 32% weapon damage plus an additional 17 to 21 as Holy damage.

  4. Rank 4 · level 28

    An instant strike that causes 36% weapon damage plus an additional 21 to 27 as Holy damage.

  5. Rank 5 · level 36

    An instant strike that causes 39% weapon damage plus an additional 27 to 35 as Holy damage.

  6. Rank 6 · level 44

    An instant strike that causes 43% weapon damage plus an additional 46 to 60 as Holy damage.

  7. Rank 7 · level 52

    An instant strike that causes 46% weapon damage plus an additional 60 to 77 as Holy damage.

  8. Rank 8 · level 60

    An instant strike that causes 50% weapon damage plus an additional 81 to 105 as Holy damage.

Compared with Classic

New ability: it does not exist in Classic Era.

Talents that mention it

Forever Paladin talents whose text names Holy Strike.

More on the Paladin

Beta client data (build 1.60.1.70205), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.69722.

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